Garbage and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have set off on an ambitious co-headlining tour that hit the Bay Area’s Concord Pavilion on a Tuesday night along with openers Metric.
Short on talk, long on rock, Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds tore through a 60 minute set that started by drawing heavily from his latest release Council Skies which had the crowd on their feet before diving into more familiar territory for his long time fans. “AKA… What a Life!” poignantly wrapped up the High Flying Birds material back where it started back in 2011 before Noel and the band dove into historic territory for the back-half of the set with a bombardment of Oasis classics that ended with the entire amphitheater on its feet for “Don’t Look Back in Anger” and clearly craving more.
Relative to the High Flying Birds, Garbage took a deliberately stripped down approach to their set with only what was required—the band and instruments—leaving Shirley Manson with plenty of room to work the stage and the crowd. Right out of the gates, Garbage took the stage and launched right into “Supervixen” from their self-titled debut.
No stranger to the Concord Pavilion, Shirley paused to acknowledge their return to the familiar venue and effusively thanked the bands as well as the crowd for coming out year after year. While Garbage is no stranger to the Concord crowd, having recently supported both Tears for Fears and Alanis Morissette, the fact that they were headlining on this particular evening seemed like a particularly profound moment for Manson and the band.
The crowd packed the seats, leaving the lawn largely empty which made for a particularly intimate show especially considering the size of the venue. And while there wasn’t a general admission section up front, the crowd was more than willing to stand the entirety of both headliners’ sets and sing along. All-in-all a great Tuesday night of music.
NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS
METRIC
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Setlist
Pretty Boy
Council Skies
Easy Now
We’re Gonna Get There in the End
Open the Door, See What You Find
We’re on Our Way Now
In the Heat of the Moment
AKA… What a Life!
The Masterplan (Oasis)
Going Nowhere (Oasis)
Little by Little (Oasis)
Live Forever (Oasis)
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division cover)
Don’t Look Back in Anger (Oasis)
Garbage Setlist
Supervixen
#1 Crush
The Men Who Rule the World
Run Baby Run
Special
Wolves
Beloved Freak
Bleed Like Me
Cities in Dust (Siouxsie and the Banshees cover)
I Think I’m Paranoid
Stupid Girl
Push It
No Gods No Masters
Only Happy When It Rains
Vow
When I Grow Up
